Kosovo’s business link with the rest of Europe

October 2nd marked a big step forward for enterprise development in Kosovo, as the Euro Info Correspondence Centre (EICC) opened for business. The EICC in Kosovo joins a network of more than 300 Euro Info Centres, established by the European Commission, across 38 countries. It will provide Kosovo’s businesses with all the information they need about potential markets in the EU and elsewhere in Europe. It will also advise on EU legislation and enterprise policy.  €800,000 of EU funds were provided by the European Agency for Reconstruction to help establish the EICC. 

The launch was attended by DSRSG Andy Bearpark; Hugues Mingarelli; Filip David from the Belgian Foreign Ministry; and Ismail Kastrati, President of the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce. “The European Agency for Reconstruction is very proud to be here to celebrate the inauguration of the Euro Info  Correspondence Centre”, said Hugues Mingarelli at a reception for business leaders from across Kosovo. “The EICC will help Kosovo’s enterprises foster links with other businesses across the continent”. In the first edition of the EICC’s newsletter, Ejup Qerimi, Director of the EICC, paid tribute to the EU’s efforts in establishing the Centre: “A lot of credit belongs to the European Agency for Reconstruction. Without funding from the European Union, the Euro Info Correspondence Centre could not have opened its doors in Kosovo.”

News bulletin, October 2001 Click here